On the Atkins diet:
- HDL (good cholesterol) improves i.e. goes up
- LDL cholesterol improves
- more large harmless fluffy particles
- less small dense dangerous particles
- Triglycerides drop dramatically (which is good)
Dietary cholesterol (e.g. eggs, butter etc.) does not cause blood cholesterol to rise - your body just makes less..
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How does the Atkins diet work?
- Our body has 2 fuel sources: fat and carbohydrates
- It ALWAYS uses carbohydrates first
- Excess carbohydrates are turned into fat
- When we reduce carbs, our body switches to using fat instead (including body fat)
Foods containing fats
Food containing carbohydrates
Healthy Atkins-friendly fats
Unhealthy fats
Atkins-friendly Carbs
Unhealthy carbohydrates
Any foods containing trans fats:
- ingredients include partially hydrogenated vegetable (or corn, soybean, or canola) oil or vegetable shortening
- Biscuits, crackers, muffins, donuts, some margarine and vegetable shortening, fried foods etc.
Why choose Atkins?
Success stories
It's healthier!
Its simple!
There are over 100 studies that back up Atkins:
- It is proven to be more effective for weight loss
- It has benefits for diabetes, heart disease, epilepsy, IBS, metabolic syndrome and many others
- See success stories of people from 19 to 69 on atkins.com
- Hundreds of stories on www.facebook.com/AtkinsDiet every week
- I know from personal experience that it works
- Delicious Atkins products available - ideal when
- you are craving a treat
- you are busy or out-and-about
- you don't have time to prepare something
- Keep extra bars/shakes in your car, your desk at work, your handbag or briefcase
- Take them on holidays
- In restaurants choose a bar instead of dessert
Long term
For heart health
For weight loss ..
- Inuit & Massai tribes eat low carb-diet all their lives
- Obesity and western diseases practically unknown
23.8 Sugar
2.8g Protein
29.1g Carbs
265 Calories
- 0.5 Sugar
- 20g Protein
- 3.7g Carbs
- 235 Calories
34.6 Sugar
2.5g Protein
40g Carbs
260 Calories
24.5 Sugar
4.2g Protein
25g Carbs
265 Calories
Triglycerides drop
Shake the pounds away
Good Cholesterol increases
1.3g net carbs
0.3g sugar
15g protein
151 calories
Serving: 325ml
26g net carbs
23g sugar
15g protein
151 calories
Serving: 325ml
- Eating saturated fat raises HDL (good) cholesterol
- High levels of HDL protect against heart disease
- Carbohydrates cause triglycerides to increase
- The higher the level of triglycerides the higher the risk of heart disease
How to do Atkins?
Get support
Enjoy delicious food!
Follow the 4 phases of the Atkins Diet
- FREE one-to-one support from your Atkins Support Partner
- Individualized plan to make sure weight stays lost
- Website has hundreds of recipes
- New Atkins Cookbook has over 200 recipes
- Eat real foods - meat, fish, poultry, over 50 vegetables, cheeses, dairy, nuts, berries..
Phase 1 - Induction
Phase 2 - Ongoing Weight Loss
Phase 4 - Lifetime Maintenance
Phase 3 - Pre-Maintenance
- FREE info on www.eatingAtkins.ie
- Great tips/advice on facebook.com/EatingAtkins
- You have reached your goal weight!
- Get a checkup - see improvements in health markers
- Resolve to address it immediately if you gain more than 5lbs
- Continue to eat the way you have discovered works for you
- Be mindful of the effect lifestyle changes might have - e.g. giving up a sport, starting a less active job
- Go shopping!
- Reintroduce carbohydrate foods one by one:
- nuts, seeds, berries, yoghurt, more cheeses, legumes, lentils, other fruits
- See if any cause ill effects
- Find carbohydrate level for losing
- You are 10lbs from goal weight
- Continue learning what you need to know to maintain weight
- Introduce more carbohydrate foods
- starchy vegetables, oatmeal, pasta, brown rice, brown bread
- Lasts 2 weeks
- Kick start weight loss
- Lose up to a stone in 2 weeks
- Eat meat, fish, poultry, cheese, vegetables
- Don't eat bread, cakes, sweets, pasta, fruit juices, junk food, fizzy drinks.
Some final tips..
- Plan your meals in advance and be sure to do your food shopping for the week
- Plan ahead for days when you will be busier - cook food for several meals
- Try out different recipes - easy stick to a diet when you love the food!
- Eat until you are full - you should not be hungry with this way of eating
- Remember that this is about changing your eating habits for life.
- Check restaurant menus in advance - make sure you are not too hungry.
- Get your family on board
- Keep a food diary
- Keep bars/shakes to hand